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With Travel Still Restricted, Simon is Bringing its Outlets to China via Livestreaming

Retail TouchPoints

For customers who haven’t been able to travel here since COVID, we’re able to virtually bring them here and enable them to shop like they are in the store. As Giraudi points out, digitizing off-price inventory is a huge challenge , which is why the off-price market has been much slower to move online.

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Shoppers see sharpest price rises since 2012 as cost of living crisis bites

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Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in almost 10 years after shop inflation almost doubled over the past month, new data suggests. According the latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index, annual shop price inflation jumped from 0.8% in December, to 1.5% in January, the highest rate since 2012. in December to 2.7%

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92 Small Business Tax Deductions to Use Now (+11 You Should Never Try)

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Note that in order to use any of these deductions, you will need to prove the fees and cost. This means you need to keep receipts – all of them, and in an organized fashion. Business travel (here’s what you need to know!). Car expenses. Charity or traveling to perform charitable services. Collection expenses.

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

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The other is being aware of the important dates and deadlines associated with shipping carriers and important eCommerce events. Data like important shipping dates, popular products on particular days, effective short-term marketing techniques, and sales data. Consumers will also look for home goods, fashion, decor, etc.

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Japanese Digital Marketplaces are Hot! What to Know About Setting Up Shop

Retail TouchPoints

Growth markets include food, personal care, fashion, beauty products, toys, electronics and furniture amongst many other categories. Japanese consumers are extremely savvy, with purchases based on quality, value, packaging, style, reviews and of course, pricing. What aspects of your cost will you build into your pricing?

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How Fashion Retailers Can Retain New E-Commerce Customers Past The Pandemic

Retail TouchPoints

Fashion retailers were hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the industry may have found a silver lining: an influx of new e-Commerce customers. The media space became much less competitive because industries like travel and hospitality pretty much went dark, and retailers also had a lot of merchandise at attractive prices.”.

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Exclusive Q&A: ‘We’re Asking a Lot More From Our Supply Chains’

Retail TouchPoints

With supply chain challenges come the higher costs feeding inflation, which is itself a double-edged sword. Inflation can certainly reduce demand as prices rise, but it also can encourage consumers to buy now before prices go up even higher. How are the supply chain challenges we’ve been seeing contributing to rising prices?

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